I picked up my mav from Long McAthur Ford and drove it back to Dallas. I heard the wind noise right away but in a cross wind only. After my ‘fix’ I have been in many cross winds and I have not heard the wind noise again.
What you are seeing is the silicon that I applied.
Just a square piece of sheet metal that goes under the roof to give it some additional strength. I doubt the roof was designed to hold that type of load, especially over time and rough roads. something like this